A touch of luck, a lot of strength, and "racing like juniors" was the recipe for Mathieu van der Poel as the Dutchman soloed home to a fourth career Monument victory at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday afternoon.
The 28-year-old was active throughout the 257km race and surged to the front heading into the Arenberg with 94km to go to form what would turn out to be the decisive move of the race.
